W. D. Wetherell’s haunting story about the power of death, the pain of loss, and the possibility of hope in a time of war.

Friday, January 8, 2016

Journey of a Lifetime Part 2

To look forward is to always remember where we have come from and
how we came to be where we are today.

Reflecting on this Journey of a Lifetime;

In addition to a completed Oscar caliber Script from Jay Wolpert, a
5 min short film was shot based on the story recreating moments of The Great
War.

A very well thought out, aggressive shot list was put together and
over the course of 7 months Richard
Schmonwas hired by Pacific
Empire Corporation to document a part of the Journey of a Lifetime, to shoot
stills and time-lapse video for A Century of November short film.

Producer Nicolas Awde.

A Century of Novemberis based on the acclaimed novel by
award winning American Author W.D. Wetherell with a screenplay adaptation
by Hollywood Screenwriter Jay Wolpert (Pirates of the Caribbean / The
Count of Monte Cristo).

Cinematographer Joel Ransom watching the monitors at video village.

On a Saturday that produced some of the most undesirable
conditions for human beings (really cold, overcast, wet, muddy and raining)
(perfect conditions for recreating the First World War), over 100 cast and crew
began at 6:00am and an average of 300 people gathered throughout the day in
Mission, BC to shoot a promotional teaser forA Century of November. With
cinematographer Joel Ransom behind
the camera, everybody forged through a blustery wet day in the mud.

The set at “Westwood” in Mission B.C. was divided into two
halves, the first being the elaborate trench set and the second being "No
Man's Land", the lethal bombed out space separating enemy and friendly
lines on the western
front. These were constructed one piece at a time over the course of the
last seven months.

As the local coniferous trees and foliage do not accurately match
those found in France and Belgium, both blue and green screens were employed to
enable the Visual Effects team to composite the war torn backgrounds of the era.

Below are some of my images and time lapse from the set. Over the
course of 12 hoursRichard Schmoncaptured over 600 raw files and my
three time-lapse cameras shot more than 35,000 jpegs!

Again, there are some moments from their story that help
illustrate that nothing’s impossible: respectful persistence, drive,
determination, heart, passion and a never give up attitude is everything.